Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with USAYPA

​On 11 June 2024, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, met with UAYPA over a breakfast meeting, where they exchanged views on youth development and the importance of strengthening people-to-people ties between ASEAN and the U.S.

Khmer Diaspora in Chicago commemorates April 17th

Laura Ouk, Education Associate of UAYPA and the 2024 Board President of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum interviews with Voice of America.

Laura Ouk, Education Associate, UAYPA gets quoted in Chalkbeat’s Lessons from one state on how schools can get Asian American history right

Laura Ouk was interviewed by Chalkbeat Chicago, a national news network covering schools and education policy, for her efforts in implementing curricular resources and trainings on teaching Asian American history in public schools for Illinois educators.

UAYPA Partners with the World Bank Youth Summit 2023

Established in 2013, the Youth Summit is an annual event hosted by the World Bank Group to engage with youth globally on the most pressing issues facing their generation. As the largest youth worldwide annual gathering at the World Bank Group, the primary goals of the Youth Summit are to Promote dialogue between youth, the WBG, and other key stakeholders globally

GLOA Students Participate in the US-ASEAN Futures Symposium

Two Global Affairs students participated in the two-day US-ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Futures Symposium held in Washington, D.C. in October 2023. The symposium “is a consultation platform for youth from the United States and ASEAN Member States to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue.

Strengthening US-ASEAN Collaboration on Combating Mis- and Disinformation in Southeast Asia

Pacific Forum Young Leaders were selected as delegates to attend the inaugural US-ASEAN Futures Symposium in Washington D.C., where they welcomed a cohort of 100 rising leaders from across the US and Southeast Asia. 

UKRAINE-RUSSIA CONFLICT
ASEAN youths speak out about the conflict in Ukraine

ASEAN's youth share their perspectives on the war in Ukraine and how digital connectivity is driving the generational gap but bringing global events closer for the Southeast Asian Globe.